The end of June brings a boatload of new movies and shows for you to catch this weekend Netflixhulu, DisneyPlus and other streaming services. If you’re planning your next binge session, you’re looking in the right place.
This weekend’s list is headlined by two recurring series. The Umbrella Academy Season 3 brings the superhero siblings home from their 1963 escapade. The only problem is that their home is no longer theirs. Time travel can mess up your timeline, what a concept!
In the meantime, West world season 4 continues the existential struggle between humans and the now sentient robots they created in their own image.
Several new shows are making their debuts, including Maya Rudolph’s workplace sitcom Loot, restaurant dramedy The Bear and spin-off thriller Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area. This week’s new movies These include the streaming premieres of the goof-fest Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe, action comedy The Man From Toronto, and inspirational basketball true story Rise.
Here’s our guide to what to see this weekend.
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The Umbrella Academy Season 3 (Netflix)
The darkly funny superhero series returns, and the Hargreeves siblings face another doomsday — and perhaps worse, an existential crisis. Their actions in 1963 in Dallas have jumbled time, and when they travel back to their present in 2019, they find that everything has changed.
For one thing, her “father” isn’t her father anymore because Sir Reginald, having met her in the past, adopted a very different set of babies who were born on that fateful day in 1989. Well, almost entirely different; Since he has never seen Ghost Ben, he takes him in anyway. Ben is part of a new super sibling group, Sparrow Academy. And they’re immediately hostile to the Umbrellas. Viktor (Elliot Page) has changed and needs even more inner strength to keep his family together. Another apocalypse is upon us, and their only hope may be to play nice to the Sparrows.
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Westworld Season 4 (HBO)
Westworld is perhaps the most opaque of all puzzle box shows. HBO’s official synopsis for Season 4 reads, “A dark odyssey about the fate of sentient life on Earth.” Ooookay, thanks for enlightening us. Creators Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan probably get a real kick out of keeping secrets.
So what do we know about Westworld Season 4? Thandiwe Newton is back as Maeve, as is Tessa Thompson as Charlotte and Evan Rachel Woods as Dolores. Jeffrey Wright returns as Bernard and Ed Harris reprise his role as The Man in Black. All of the above are robots, although they have different motivations. At least some of them are bent on destroying humanity. Others, in partnership with people like Aaron Pauls Caleb, will oppose them. One thing is certain: these violent pleasures will have a violent end.
Streaming Sunday, June 26 at 9 p.m. ET HBO Max (opens in new tab)
Loot (Apple TV Plus)
They had us at Maya Rudolph’s. The Saturday Night Live graduate excels at everything she does, and she gets top-notch billing in this new workplace comedy. Molly Novak is a billionaire who has it all – a luxurious mansion, a gigayacht, private jets. The only thing missing? A faithful husband.
When her 20-year-old spouse cheats on her, Molly falls into a very public, embarrassing spiral that splatters across the tabloids. After hitting rock bottom, she’s surprised to discover that she has a philanthropic foundation run by no-nonsense director Sofia (Michaela Jaé Rodriguez). To boost her image, Molly decides to work full-time at the charity, making her a (very rich) fish out of water.
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The Bear (FX on Hulu)
Workplace shows are usually set in hospitals, police stations, or silly businesses. Somehow, restaurants rarely provide the backdrop, which is a shame because they seem to generate drama as well as comedy (see: the many cooking reality shows like Top Chef and Hell’s Kitchen).
The Bear follows Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White), a young chef who trained in fine dining and returns to Chicago after the death of a loved one to run his family’s sandwich shop. The Original Beef of Chicagoland is a world away from white tablecloths and expensive entrees. Carmy must contend with stubborn kitchen staff, complicated family relationships, and the grueling stress of running a small business.
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The Man From Toronto (Netflix)
Kevin Hart has a new partner in Woody Harrelson for his latest action-comedy buddy flick. Hart plays messed-up salesman Teddy, who rents an Airbnb with his wife for a weekend getaway. But in case of mistaken identity, the titular character is assumed to be him, a hitman named Randy (Harrelson) who was supposed to run a job in the house.
The FBI convinces Teddy to continue posing as an assassin to lure out the real one. Meanwhile, Randy learns that his client wants them both dead and the two men must work together to get out alive.
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Chloe (Prime Video)
The British social media thriller first aired in the UK last winter and is now arriving in the US and other regions. It centers on Becky (Erin Doherty), who is obsessed with Chloe (Poppy Gilbert), a childhood friend, and follows her online. Chloe seems to have the perfect life judging by her perfectly curated social media presence. It’s very different from Becky’s bleak existence in offices and caring for her mother who has dementia.
Then Chloe suddenly dies and Becky learns that shortly before she died, Chloe tried to call her. Intrigued, Becky decides to investigate what happened by adopting a false identity and infiltrating the lives of Chloe’s friends and family. Her alter ego “Sasha” is everything she always wanted to be: popular, successful and influential. But the deeper she gets into the hoax, the higher the risks if she’s exposed.
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Money Heist: Korea Common Economic Space (Netflix)
The Spanish thriller Money Heist was a worldwide hit for Netflix. It ended after five seasons last December, but the streamer began developing a spinoff that deftly combines the story and themes of the original with the rising interest in Korean dramas.
Money Heist: Korea is set during the reunification of North Korea and South Korea, which created a region called the Joint Economic Area on the former border. As the government prepares to introduce a new currency to the region, a criminal mastermind named The Professor (Yoo Ji-tae) plans a heist inspired by events in Spain. He assembles a team of strategists and desperadoes with different skills to pull off the amazing theft.
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Ascension (Disney Plus)
A trio of brothers emerge from humble immigrants to play in the NBA, one of whom becomes an All-Star, MVP, and league champion. Sounds totally made up, but it’s a true story. Rise tells how superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo and brothers Thanasis and Kostas went from selling jewelry to tourists in Greece to competing against the world’s best basketball players.
Her parents, Charles and Vera, move from Nigeria to Greece, where they struggle to care for five children. When they’re not helping to make ends meet, Giannis (Uche Agada) and Thanasis (Ral Agada) hit the pitches with a local youth team. Your natural gifts will soon become apparent and deserve the attention of a talent agent.
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Beavis and Butt-Head Make the Universe (Paramount Plus)
Heh heh, heh heh – Beavis and Butt-Head are back. The animated characters, created and still voiced by Mike Judge, are finally coming into the 21st century. Her new film directly follows the events of Beavis and Butt-Head Do America. It’s 1998 and the slacking youngsters have been sentenced to juvenile detention in a space camp.
Her perverted sense of humor leads to a snafu that sends her through a black hole. On the other hand, they realize that the year is 2022. Life on Earth is very different and the boys must contend with iPhones, the Deep State and highly intelligent versions of themselves from an alternate universe.
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Legendary Latin boy band Menudo was one of the biggest music sensations of the 1980s and heralded the rise of later teen pop groups like the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC. This four-part documentary chronicles Menudo’s founding, hits, worldwide touring and rising stars like Ricky Martin.
The documentary also delves into the dark side of glitz and glamour. As the band’s popularity begins to wane, allegations of drug use and sexual abuse are leveled at producer/manager Edgardo Díaz. A dozen former Menudo members give insightful interviews about the abuse and exploitation they have faced during their tenure.
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Trevor: The Musical (Disney Plus)
This is the filmed version of the Off-Broadway musical production based on the Oscar-winning 1995 short film Trevor. The short film inspired the non-profit organization The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for young LGBTQIA+ people.
The coming-of-age story that follows 13-year-old Trevor on a tumultuous journey of self-discovery. After an embarrassing incident at school, he begins to reckon with his identity and sexuality, influenced by his parents, friends and his obsession with Diana Ross.
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What else to see this weekend
We have even more TV and movie recommendations:
- Wilderness (Hulu)
Three Indigenous teenagers embark on a journey to reconnect with their heritage.
Stream now Hi (opens in new tab) - Motherland: Fort Salem Season 3 (Freeform)
The witches become fugitives after the Vice President’s death.
Stream now via Hi (opens in new tab) - Love Island Great Britain 2022 (hulu)
The British dating reality show returns for more romance and complications.
Stream now via Hi (opens in new tab) - Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual (Netflix)
The comedian talks about leaked selfies, dines at PF Chang and keeps secrets.
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